CLARENCE GOLDBERG, 79, of Bloomfield Hills, died April 7, 2001. He was a retired teacher and counselor in Detroit and co-owner of Minit Photo Studio.
Mr. Goldberg is survived by his wife, Bess Lupiloff Goldberg; daughters and sons-in-law, Marci and Steven Schwartz of West Bloomfield, Sandee and Mark Giovanniello of Connecticut; son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Devra Goldberg of Farmington Hills; stepchildren, Karol and Douglas Ross, Barbara and David Rubinstein, Harold Lupiloff; grandchildren, Erin, Jonas and Gabriel Schwartz, Jacob Goldberg, Leah and Victoria Giovanniello, Mitchell, Douglas and Julie Rose, Daniel, Amy and Kenneth Berent, Erica and Keith Lupiloff; sisters and brother-in-law, Evelyn and Oscar Romolt of Illinois and Henrietta Matasar. He was the beloved husband of the late Leah Goldberg; dear brother of the Allen Goldberg.
Interment at Machpelah Cemetery. Contributions may be directed to Camp Simcha. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
GUSTAV GOLDSTEIN, 83, of Romeo, died April 2, 2001. He was a farmer.
He is survived by his nephews and nieces, Jon and Maria Goldstein of Chicago, Jimmy Goldstein of Romeo, Jan Goldstein of Romeo, Joni and Jeff Wycinski of Almont, Jay and Vicki Goldstein of West Bloomfield, Jeremy and Janice Goldstein of Northville. He was the dear brother of the late Nyman Goldstein; dear brother-in-law of the late Ruby Goldstein.
Interment at Machpelah Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Karmanos Cancer Institute. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
BETTE S. GOLDMAN, 85, of Southfield, died March 24, 2001.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Margo Goldman of West Bloomfield; daughters and son-in-law, Gail Goodstein of Farmington Hills, Vicki and Neil Fox of Southfield; brother, Victor Lawson of West Bloomfield; sister, Pearl Baum of West Bloomfield; brother-in-law, Norman Goldman; grandchildren, Ilisa and David Bernstein, Nancy and Michael Cutler, Jeffrey and Staci Goldman, Kevin and Amy Goldman, Amy Sigel, France-Lynn Goodstein; great-grandchildren, Robyn, Matthew, Avery, Adam, Noah, Max, Zach, Benjamin. Mrs. Goldman was the beloved wife of the late Samuel Goldman; loving mother-in-law of the late Dr. Stuart Goodstein; loving sister-in-law of the late Mayme Lawson, the late Beverly Goldman.
Contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association, 17220 West 12 Mile Road, Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48076 or Susan Nucian Fund at University Hospital. Interment at Adat Shalom Memorial Park in Livonia. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
MAURY A. GORDON, 83, of Farmington Hills, died March 3, 2001. He was a merchandiser at Bormans Foods and did consulting work for Cross and Peters. He was also an officer in the Army during World War II, a 33rd Degree Mason and a member of Perfection Lodge.
Mr. Gordon is survived by his wife, Shirley Gordon; sons and daughter-in-laws, Dr. Craig and Susan Gordon of West Bloomfield, Avery Gordon and life partner, Paul Majka of Ypsilanti, Ron and Annette Soufrine of California; daughters and son-in-law, Dr. Tobey Gordon of Arizona, Joanee and Stephen Hurwitz of Bloomfield Hills; grandchildren, Marcy Soufrine, Ali Hurwitz, Sari, Scott and Brittany Gordon, Anthony and Zachary Soufrine; brother and sister-in-law, Dr. Victor and Beverly Gordon; sisters, Charlotte Rosenberg and Marian Lupiloff.
Interment at Oakview Cemetery. Contributions may be directed to a charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
IRVING SELIG GOLDMAN, 82, of Fremont, Calif., formerly of Detroit, died Feb. 24, 2001. He worked for 41 years as an educator and counselor with the Detroit Public Schools. He served in World War II.
"He loved spending time with his family, reading, watching movies, golfing and traveling," said Evelyn, his wife of 41 years. "He will be remembered as a gentle, kind and considerate man who naturally drew the affection and respect of all who met him."
Other survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Natalie and David Cuttler, and their children, Ethan, Noah and Jonah; son and daughter-in-law, Ronald and Carol Goldman, and their son, Mac Solman Goldman; son, Richard Berris and his partner, Denise Nolan, and their children, Sam and Peggy, all of Oakland, Calif.; daughter, Amy Goldman of San Ramon, Calif.; daughter and son-in-law, Suzanne Goldman and Tracy Ott of Gibbsonia, Pa.; brother and sister-in-law, Dr. Alvin and Florence Goldman of West Bloomfield; nieces, nephews and cousins. He was the son of the late Solman and Lillian Goldman of Huntington Woods.
A memorial service was held Feb. 27. Donations may be sent to the Temple Beth Torah Education Fund, 42000 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont, CA 94539-4654 or to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Julius Goldman, a man of exceptional athletic and intellectual prowess, made his impact felt at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and again eight years later in the war effort against the Nazis.
Mr. Goldman, of Southfield, died Feb. 19, 2001 at age 90. His efforts left lasting effects on the game of basketball and on the course of World War II. In Detroit, he spent decades aiding young people by teaching, coaching and refereeing.
As a young basketball player, "Goldie" helped his Windsor (Ont.) Ford-sponsored team win the right to represent Canada in the Olympics -- only to be disqualified from the Games because he was an American citizen. He was then appointed assistant coach, and from the bench helped secure the silver medal for Canada.
As a member of the 1936 International Basketball Rules Committee, he proposed and won a rule change -- contrary to the arguments of basketball creator Dr. James Naismith -- to eliminate the mandatory jump ball after every basket. Mr. Goldman's initiative has been credited with modernizing basketball: speeding up the pace of the game, increasing scoring and making teams with shorter centers more competitive.
During World War II, his engineering genius was put to use working for Smith, Hinchman & Grylls in Detroit, where he was principle designer of a 155-millimeter anti-tank shell that could pierce the heavy armor of Germany's "indestructible" Tiger tanks. His efforts aided the Allies in breaking out of the Normandy, France, beachhead after D-Day in 1944, helping turn the tide of the war.
In more recent years, Mr. Goldman was a teacher and mathematics tutor at Oakland Community College (OCC). He pursued his love of teaching and love of sports well into his 80s. At age 85, he played racquetball and achieved a lifelong goal of shooting his age in golf.
Goldie, a 1991 inductee into the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, began his athletic career at Windsor-Walkerville (now W.D. Lowe Secondary) Technical School, where he was named athlete of the half-century in 1973. At Detroit Tech (the Detroit Institute of Technology), he studied engineering while earning acclaim as its finest athlete ever, excelling in basketball, football, baseball and track.
He remained at Detroit Tech, teaching mathematics, coaching the basketball team and serving as athletic director from the mid-1930s until 1950. He then worked as an executive with Federal Engineering in Detroit, retiring in 1965, only to resume his teaching career. He taught for two years at Wayne County Community College and then for nearly three decades at OCC, retiring at age 85.
As a player, Goldie was tough, and would not be intimidated by taller or more menacing opponents. But as a teacher and family member, he "cared about everyone, had time for everyone and made everyone feel very special," said his daughter, Nancy Kushkin.
Mr. Goldman's community involvement was extensive. He read for the blind and donated more than 1,000 pints of blood during his lifetime. He refereed basketball and football games four decades for the Detroit Catholic Schools Association, being named its Official of the Year for 1968.
Mr. Goldman is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Alan and Edie Goldman of Farmington Hills; daughter and son-in-law Nancy and Larry Kushkin of West Bloomfield; grandchildren Laurie and Timothy Keenan, Jeffrey Goldman, Steven Goldman and fiancee Cindy Barela, Marc Goldman, Julie and Daniel Yaker, Dana Kushkin and Karen Kushkin; and sister-in-law Helen Brody.
Mr. Goldman was the beloved husband of the late Ann Goldman and the dear brother of the late Leo Goldman.
Interment was at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Julius Goldman Fund at Oakland Community College Foundation, 2480 Opdyke Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
ALBERT GOLDMAN, 89, former Detroiter of Miami, Fla., died Feb. 18, 2001. He worked for the Detroit Times and then for the Detroit News until his retirement.
He is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Alexa of Florida, Neil and Barbara of Novi; sister and brother-in-law, Sara and Sidney Kay of Southfield; grandchildren, Michael, Heidi and Shawn. He was the beloved husband of the late Esther Goldman. Brother of the late David and Harry Goldman, Hal Gordon, Lee Goldman and Mollie Danas.
Contributions may be made to a charity of one's choice.
MAURICE GOLDSMITH, 79, of Coconut Creek, Fla., died Jan. 26.
She is survived by her husband Morris Goldsmith; sons and daughters-in-law, Allen and Fran Goldsmith of West Bloomfield, Louis and Briana Goldsmith of Sherman Oaks, Calif., Mark Goldsmith of Coconut Creek, Fla.; daughter and son-in-law Rosanne and Norman Becker of Los Angeles; brother, Charles Brewer of Florida; sister, Hilda Arnold of Hallandale, Fla.; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Contributions may be made to the Breast Cancer Research Fund. Interment at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
VIVIAN LILLIAN GOLD, 68, of Ferndale, died Jan. 23.
She is survived by her sister, Faye Diskin of Walled Lake; nieces and nephews. Ms. Gold was the loving daughter of the late Joe Gold and the late Ida Gold.
Contributions may be made to Michigan Humane Society, 7401 Chrysler Service Drive, Detroit, MI 48211 or any children's charity. Interment at Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
RENA GOLDBERG, 83, of Plantation, Fla., died Jan. 18, 2001.
She is survived by her nephews and nieces, Michael and Shari Goldberg, Edwin and Katrina Goldberg; great-nieces and great-nephews, Josh, Justin, Ben, Laurel, Adam. Mrs. Goldberg was the beloved wife of the late Jacob Goldberg.
Contributions may be made to American Heart Association, P.O. Box 721129, Berkley, MI 48072; any children's charity or a charity of one's choice. Services and intermenty at Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
ELISHA "AL" GOLD, 80, of Farmington Hills, died Jan. 12, 2001.
He is survived by his wife, Amalia Gold; son, Dr. Jerry Gold of West Bloomfield; sisters and brother-in-law, Rita and Robert Rosenblum of San Diego, Maxine Klein of Davie, Fla.; grandchildren, Matthew Gold, Shayna Gold, Stephen Gibbens. Mr. Gold was the loving father of the late Jeannette Gold, the late Beverly Gold, the late Carolyn Gold.
Contributions may be made to Temple Emanu-El, Beverly Gold Fund, 14450 West 10 Mile Road, Oak Park, MI 48237 or to a charity of one's choice. Interment at Machpelah Cemetery. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
JAMES GOLDWASSER, 61, of Bloomfield Hills, died Dec. 26, 2000. He was an English professor at the Center for Creative Studies in Detroit and formerly taught English at Wayne State University.
He was raised in a coal-mining town in southern Illinois. He received a bachelor's degree in English from Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., and a master's of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa.
"He was a man who delighted in his friendships," says his wife of 32 years, Judy Wax Goldwasser. "He not only collected friends, he maintained his friendships. Just last summer, we visited his hometown. On an hour's notice, 20 of his grade-school friends dropped everything to meet us for lunch. "He had this marvelous ability to relate to anyone and everyone who passed his way. It made no difference whether it was one of his students, in whom he took personal interest, a New York taxi driver or the busboy where he had brunch every Saturday. He was equally at home with people from all walks of life, of all colors and of all ethnicity."
He maintained a lifelong passion for the St. Louis Cardinals. For many years, he spent one day a week as a volunteer at the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan in the Detroit Medical Center, where he visited with patients. He knew the importance of encouragement, having spent 10 weeks as an inpatient at the Rehabilitation Institute while recovering from a near-fatal case of encephalitis in 1972. His work there earned him the Volunteer of the Year Award from the Birmingham Eccentric newspaper.
A fiction writer, Mr. Goldwasser was a member of the Ernest Hemingway Society.
Mr. Goldwasser is survived by his wife, Judith Goldwasser; daughter, Amy Goldwasser of New York; son, Larry Goldwasser of Chicago; brother and sister-in-law, Thomas and Joan Goldwasser of Washington, D.C.; sister and brother-in-law, Lee and Sheldon Karon of Illinois; mother-in-law, Rena Krause Wax of Bloomfield Hills; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Harvey and Robin Wax of Ann Arbor; David and Marcie Wax of Farmington Hills.
Interment at Machpelah Cemetery. Contributions may be directed to a charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.
NATALIE GOLDBAUM, 41, of Boca Raton, Fla., formerly of Bloomfield Hills, died Dec. 23, 2000. She graduated from the University of Michigan School of Business in 1981.
She is survived by her husband, Keith Goldbaum; children, Candice and Chase of Boca Raton; parents, Harold and Arlene Goldberg of Boca Raton; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Isidore and Adrienne Goldbaum of Farmington Hills; brothers and sisters-in-law, Rhonda and Larry Katz of Farmington Hills, Roger and Dr. Marlene Goldbaum of the Czech Republic. She was the sister of the late Michael.
Interment in Florida. Contributions may be made to Temple Beth El of Boca Raton, 333 SW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL 33432.
DR. JOSEPH E. GOODSTEIN, 90, of Southfield, died Nov. 25, 2000.
He is survived by his granddaughter, Franci-Lynne Goodstein; daughter-in-law, Gail Goodstein of Farmington Hills. Dr. Goodstein was the beloved husband of the late Helen Goodstein; loving father of the late Dr. Stuart Goodstein.
Contributions may be made to Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell Road, Southfield, MI 48034 or Yeshiva Beth Yehudah, P.O. Box 2044, Southfield, MI 48037.
Services and intermenty at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.
NATHAN J. GOLDEN, 87, of West Bloomfield, died Nov. 17, 2000.
He is survived by his beloved wife, Julia Golden; son and daughter-in-law, Martin and Dena Golden of Walled Lake; daughter, Elaine Goode of Chicago; grandchildren, Lisa (Craig) Kruman, Eric Golden, Tracy (Rod) Loewenthal, Jodi Goode.
Services and intermenty at Adat Shalom Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders, 17220 West 12 Mile, Southfield, MI 48076 or to a charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Dorfman Funeral Direction.
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